Poco Pad 5G review: Budget-friendly 5G tablet for everyday use
₹1,000 cheaper than its Redmi counterpart, while packing the same specs.Inside the Poco Pad 5G's yellow and black box, you will find the device itself, a SIM ejector tool, some paperwork, a 33W USB adapter and a Type C cable. The tablet doesn't come with a pre-installed screen protector (plastic or otherwise), and I'd strongly recommend getting one before you start using it on a daily basis.On the design front, the Poco Pad 5G has two coin-shaped cutouts on the back, one for the 8MP camera sensor and the other for the flash.
It comes with a dual-tone back, with the glossy side made of aluminium and the matte side covering the cameras made of plastic. The matte side of the Poco Pad is an absolute fingerprint magnet and the marks left by fingerprints and smudges are hard to remove.Weighing in at around 570g and measuring 7.52mm thick, the new Poco Pad isn't the lightest or slimmest Android tablet around, but Poco seems to have done some work on overall weight management to ensure the tablet doesn't feel too heavy to hold.Poco Pad 5G features a 12.1-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, a variable refresh rate of 120Hz and a peak brightness of 600 nits.
It also supports Dolby Vision and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.I was a little sceptical about the Poco Pad's IPS screen, but it soon won me over with excellent details, viewing angles and colour accuracy. Of course, the contrast isn't as good as an AMOLED screen, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make at this price point.
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